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Career Center Resource Guides
The Idealist.org College and University Career Services Advisory Board developed this series of guides about working in the nonprofit sector. The guides were written with college students in mind, but will be useful to recent graduates and others looking to begin a career in the nonprofit sector. Each guide is
complemented by a series of interviews with various professionals in the field.
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| "While clients may express their problems in the same way, the underlying issues are different. I enjoy talking to many different people, and learning about how they approach their work and manage their problems." |
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| Interviews: Janice Williams, Bailey House, Inc. |
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| "Fellowships provide an important and often missing training mechanism within the non-profit community. We have not always done a good job of providing support for people coming out of college to start their careers. Well run fellowship
programs give you a huge leg up to get the experience and training you need to be successful over the longer term." |
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| Gary Cook, Greenpeace USA |
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| "I am most driven by a desire to use my own privilege and power to fight for fairness and justice; by the ways in which issues are connected, the idea that injustice and oppression affects us all. " |
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| Interviews: Libby Manly, Student Action with Farmworkers |
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| "It's a tough job, but the rewards are great. Just to picture where my students were in the beginning of the year and where they are now is increedible!" |
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| Interviews: Amy Ferriot, Oakland Unified |
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| "I think I am less idealistic than I once was. While I still am passionate about helping kids, I am more aware of how hard intervention is--and how important PREVENTION is! Making a good living is more important to me now. Prioritizing
family life is important. I don't want work to be the center of my life. I am committed to helping kids. This priority drives me to continue my work, despite its challenges, frustrations, and less pay than I know I am worth." |
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| Interviews: Signe Whitson, KidsPeace |
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| "We venture out to hire and train inexperienced folks every year. In these cases, we are basically looking for two things. First, you must have anger over injustice. Second, you must like working with people. If you have those two things,
you can be trained to do everything else that a good organizer can do." |
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| Interviews: Ben MacConnell, Organizer, DART (Direct Action & Research Training Center) |
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| "The work is rewarding, frustrating and isnt always easyhave fun, learn a lot and remember you can make a difference! When you are burned out, take some time offyou are not doing a service to yourself or your organization when you are
fried!" |
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| Interviews: Patricia Dowd, Equality State Policy Center |
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| "The technology field is a little more on the cutting edge, so it places your organization in a better position to succeed. Nonprofits can learn a lot from the business world, and technology nonprofits typically have embraced some of that,
almost by definition, and that has helped. Moving faster and being more efficient are all part of technology nonprofits" |
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| David Yaskulka, Director of Marketing and Business Development, TechCorps |
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For more general information about employment opportunities in the nonprofit sector, please see our Career Center. Additional topics, listed above, will be added as they become available. Please
contact us with any questions or comments you have about this resource or any of our other programs targeted to college and university students.
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